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to have served in the united states senate ever. today she is truly the dean of the women senators. she is a mentor and a friend to the rest of us, and she has always set the bar high. this is a woman who took on city hall as a young social worker in baltimore and would be. this is a woman -- and won. this is a woman who championed landmark legislation that has touched the lives of millions on issues ranging from health care to education to civil rights. she has shattered glass ceilings not just in the senate, but in the congress as a whole. and as if that isn't enough, mr. president, she has even graced the glossy pages of "vogue" magazine. most of you may have not seen the photos which were taken in front of the capitol building with another number -- a number of women leaders including meryl streep who was in town for her screening of the film "the iron lady." so i think it is fitting, to borrow a phrase from the iron lady herself, margaret thatcher who famously said in politics if you want anything said, ask a man. if you want a
to have served in the united states senate ever. today she is truly the dean of the women senators. she is a mentor and a friend to the rest of us, and she has always set the bar high. this is a woman who took on city hall as a young social worker in baltimore and would be. this is a woman -- and won. this is a woman who championed landmark legislation that has touched the lives of millions on issues ranging from health care to education to civil rights. she has shattered glass ceilings not...
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get more women elected to the united states senate. last year, we joined in this body to celebrate senator mikulski becoming the longest serving woman in the history of the united states senate, surpassing margaret chase smith from the state of maine, and then on this past saturday on st. patrick's day, she became the longest serving woman in the history of the united states congress, replacing edith norris rogers from massachusetts, who served, as the majority leader pointed out, from 1925-1960. marylanders understand longevity records. we're very proud of our cal ripken and the record that he held in baseball. senator mikulski, like cal ripken's legacy, is what she has done in office to make a difference, not the length of her service. she is a fierce and effective advocate for so many causes. we have heard about her accomplishments in education and health care which she has done to advance sensible health care to improve quality for the people of this country. that was her mission in the affordable care act, to make sure that we had
get more women elected to the united states senate. last year, we joined in this body to celebrate senator mikulski becoming the longest serving woman in the history of the united states senate, surpassing margaret chase smith from the state of maine, and then on this past saturday on st. patrick's day, she became the longest serving woman in the history of the united states congress, replacing edith norris rogers from massachusetts, who served, as the majority leader pointed out, from...
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sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator." [applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to introduce the driving force behind this program, and award- winning, internationally known storyteller, recording artist, and educator. she is a truth teller and an artist for social change. she has made it her life's work to tell history through the words of its off forgotten witnesses. zero two one-women shows -- she wrote two one-women shows. she told the true story of the 1955-1956 montgomery bus boycott through the eyes of four women. please help me welcome her. >> i guess you are wondering why i'm standing here. [inaudible] my teachers have been teaching me a lot about standing up for what is right. it was
sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator." [applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to...
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put them in the united states senate. god bless america. "she's always been an advocate for the disenfranchised and disadvantaged. she's also been an advocate for the dissidents in other countries with whom she -- of whom she has spoken so eloquently on so many occasions. her family were pols. she's heard all the polish jokes and she has withstood a little of the barb as that took place when neighborhoods were different than they are now. but she took special pleasure and was so proud of her herita heritage. she took a special interest in the plight of the polish people oppressed under communism. we know in 1980 the people of poland started a fledgling little group called solidarity, a movement to change in nonviolent resistance against communism and in support of social change. mr. president, senator mikulski and i had the wonderful pleasure of traveling under the guidance of a trip led by john glenn, a world-famous man then and now. it was a wonderful trip for a couple of new senators. we traveled and the iron curtain w
put them in the united states senate. god bless america. "she's always been an advocate for the disenfranchised and disadvantaged. she's also been an advocate for the dissidents in other countries with whom she -- of whom she has spoken so eloquently on so many occasions. her family were pols. she's heard all the polish jokes and she has withstood a little of the barb as that took place when neighborhoods were different than they are now. but she took special pleasure and was so proud of...
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here in ohio they elected ron portman as our united states senator. [applause] they also elected five new republican members of the house from here in ohio. they swept the democrats out of the halls of columbus, ohio. nationally i think the story was equally impressive. we elected 89 new freshmen members of the house of representatives making up 40% of our majority. kelly ayotte who is with us today is a proud new freshman member elected in 2010. joining a great new class of new members in washington, d.c. she gave up her career as a prosecutor, gave up her first big elected office as the first female to be elected attorney general in the state of new hampshire to take a shot at a seat in the united states senate. she had the courage to want to go to washington to deliver real change. she is doing just that. [applause] in our short time in washington, she has been an important voice to promote life, to project our veterans and stop runaway spending. i hear she is beginning to lead a bipartisan revolt in the united states senate against harry reid to a
here in ohio they elected ron portman as our united states senator. [applause] they also elected five new republican members of the house from here in ohio. they swept the democrats out of the halls of columbus, ohio. nationally i think the story was equally impressive. we elected 89 new freshmen members of the house of representatives making up 40% of our majority. kelly ayotte who is with us today is a proud new freshman member elected in 2010. joining a great new class of new members in...
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my first run was the united states senate. i have to tell you, i never thought i was going to run for political office. this is not something in my family because i have a 4-year- old and a 7-year-old. we have a lot going on in our family. small business, my husband served in the military. i saw what was happening in our country, and that is what compelled me to run for the united states senate. just like you -- my husband and i spent so much time in 2009 yelling and our television with what this president was doing. i just cannot stand it anymore. [applause] you may be thinking, what am i doing here listening to a senator from new hampshire. i cherish my time with my children. i came here tonight because i am is still so worried about our country. we need your help to turn this country around for my children, for your children, for all of us. that is why i am here tonight. i want to have you imagine a different scenario. that is when we wake up on november 7, speaker banner, leader mitch mcconnell, josh mandel won, and we haq
my first run was the united states senate. i have to tell you, i never thought i was going to run for political office. this is not something in my family because i have a 4-year- old and a 7-year-old. we have a lot going on in our family. small business, my husband served in the military. i saw what was happening in our country, and that is what compelled me to run for the united states senate. just like you -- my husband and i spent so much time in 2009 yelling and our television with what...
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we have a historic number of women running for the united states senate. we have endorsed 11 already. we have a growing number of women stepping up to run in the house. and emily's list as an organization has more than doubled in size in the last year, crossing a million members this past january. this 2012 election not only is going to be a year of historic races with women candidates in them, but i really do believe that this is going to be a cycle that is determined by womenan up and vote against these outrageous republicans. >> and tell us about how the dialogue has changed over the last couple of weeks. we were hearing so much focus on economic policy, the future of the american economy. there has been a shift in focus towards social issues, the white house decision on contraception. we've also had some debate about abortion. how is that playing out? >> well, it is very, very interesting. i would say women in this country, we want to be talking about the economy. we want to hear about jobs. this is the number one priority facing americans today. and w
we have a historic number of women running for the united states senate. we have endorsed 11 already. we have a growing number of women stepping up to run in the house. and emily's list as an organization has more than doubled in size in the last year, crossing a million members this past january. this 2012 election not only is going to be a year of historic races with women candidates in them, but i really do believe that this is going to be a cycle that is determined by womenan up and vote...
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states senate. i think that is precisely what we need to be doing. >> one last tweet. dr. jojo writes it should be about electing the best candidate whether it's male or female. that's his or her opinion. and one final article. a new report by map light claims emily's list owns certain states. this is a story i'm looking at from the san jose business journal. the report was entitled "who owns your member of congress." it's looking at how much money emily's list pours into races. tell us about the relationship when you donate and contribute to a campaign, do you expect something in return? how does that dialogue take place? >> the thing about emily's list, and for 27 years this has been the case, we just want to elect more pro-choice democratic women. that is our job. we do not lobby. we do not -- we're not an advocacy organization. we are about campaigns and elections. we help recruit, train women candidates. we help build the staffs around those campaigns. we help advise and counsel as the campaign
states senate. i think that is precisely what we need to be doing. >> one last tweet. dr. jojo writes it should be about electing the best candidate whether it's male or female. that's his or her opinion. and one final article. a new report by map light claims emily's list owns certain states. this is a story i'm looking at from the san jose business journal. the report was entitled "who owns your member of congress." it's looking at how much money emily's list pours into races....
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today, there are 12 democratic women and 5 republican women in the united states senate. barbara boxer would like to see that number go up to, oh, say, maybe 51%? which is the female percent of the population in this country. senator boxer has created a video with a little help from her friends to emphasize the importance of a woman's voice in our politics. the video's soundtrack is a song composed by music oscar winners marvin hamlish and the husband and wife team of alan and marilyn bergman. by the way, this is not the bergman's first venture in song writing for free that's about empowering women. they actually wrote the very best school song i've ever heard for the archer school for girls in los angeles. their new song is entitled "a woman's voice." ♪ a woman's voice can sing any
today, there are 12 democratic women and 5 republican women in the united states senate. barbara boxer would like to see that number go up to, oh, say, maybe 51%? which is the female percent of the population in this country. senator boxer has created a video with a little help from her friends to emphasize the importance of a woman's voice in our politics. the video's soundtrack is a song composed by music oscar winners marvin hamlish and the husband and wife team of alan and marilyn bergman....
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in fact, the way it used to be when bob kerry was a member of the senate. >> the united states senate is predicated and based on the essence of consensus building. i always recall my first years in the senate, and it happened to be that bob dole was the senate majority leader. and i can always remember his words, they ring in my ears, when there were differences on key issues, he would put a group together, it would either be republicans or republicans and democrats, whatever the case may be, he would say, go in my office, at 8:30 in the morning, and work it out. he would always say, work it out. and that's the point, we're not working out issues anymore. >> bob reich, you may remember a moment in a 1994 senate debate where the official white house strategy one day as imparted to the white house democrats at lunch was, demonize dole. bob kerry listened to that message, walked out on to the senate floor, and announced that the democratic strategy was to be demonize dole, and then he spent a good ten minutes praising his fellow war hero, in this case, world war ii for dole, and what a g
in fact, the way it used to be when bob kerry was a member of the senate. >> the united states senate is predicated and based on the essence of consensus building. i always recall my first years in the senate, and it happened to be that bob dole was the senate majority leader. and i can always remember his words, they ring in my ears, when there were differences on key issues, he would put a group together, it would either be republicans or republicans and democrats, whatever the case may...
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one of the very best, if not the best united states senator today and will not change his strive and bend to the far right, primary contests are knuckling. olympic snow is leaving the senate because she's tired of fighting cannibals. >> i don't know enough about them. >> tea party group led by dick armey? >> well, the tea party group, that's another cannibal game. >> dick armey freedom works leader writes yesterday in the wall street journal this. a strategist have always relied on conventional thinking when i. that was the logic that saved arlen specter in
one of the very best, if not the best united states senator today and will not change his strive and bend to the far right, primary contests are knuckling. olympic snow is leaving the senate because she's tired of fighting cannibals. >> i don't know enough about them. >> tea party group led by dick armey? >> well, the tea party group, that's another cannibal game. >> dick armey freedom works leader writes yesterday in the wall street journal this. a strategist have...
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senator boxer was elected to the united states senate in 1992, you're year of the woman. can i have some water? she was elected to the united states and in 1992, the year of the woman. i remember that year while because that was the year we doubled the number of women in congress from 5% to 10%. think about that. hughes, right? it was a long time ago. in my state of california became the first in the country who sent two women to the united states congress. [cheers and applause] , california. the year before college and i were of the house of representatives, barbara let the march of women members of congress that decides to the u.s. capitol building to demand that any day he'll be heard. remember that? some of you are too young. and longtime ago. senator boxer has earned a reputation as the senate leading champion on project team. she stares the environment public works committee and is the first woman in senate history to do so. she works to protect their health by improving air and water quality and promotes the sustainable use of natural resources. she is on the senat
senator boxer was elected to the united states senate in 1992, you're year of the woman. can i have some water? she was elected to the united states and in 1992, the year of the woman. i remember that year while because that was the year we doubled the number of women in congress from 5% to 10%. think about that. hughes, right? it was a long time ago. in my state of california became the first in the country who sent two women to the united states congress. [cheers and applause] , california....
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how did you come up with this title and for the united state senate, customers make a farewell address. i made what i called a closing argument and the fact that they were cannibals were in operation, can anybody baizing other senators. i wanted the title to be cannibals devouring senators and she said it's not too stark for what goes on in the senate but situations like senator bob bennett from utah with 93% conservative rating because of one vote, supporting the bailout of the auto industry which was really very important and you have lisa murkowski in alaska being beaten in a primary by the tea party and my own situation, i voted for the stimulus package. one vote out of 10,000 and that created irreconcilable differences between the republican party and and joe biden and governor ed rendell but the significant part of the problems and the united states senate today is a fact that cannibals are at work. >> who are the cannibals? the republican party? >> well, senator demint and he has a lot of people helping him. he announced publicly recently that he was going to change his ways and
how did you come up with this title and for the united state senate, customers make a farewell address. i made what i called a closing argument and the fact that they were cannibals were in operation, can anybody baizing other senators. i wanted the title to be cannibals devouring senators and she said it's not too stark for what goes on in the senate but situations like senator bob bennett from utah with 93% conservative rating because of one vote, supporting the bailout of the auto industry...
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former united states senator bob kerrey is running. he ruled out a run leaving democrats without a strong candidate in the trice replace the retiring ben nelson. he's the only guy going into -- what's the name of that place? the alamo. that's where politics begun. along with olympia snowe's retirement in maine it gives democrats new hope they can keep control of the senate. [ fem] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first. get more whole grain than any other ingredient... just look for the white check. cleaning better doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna...use these. ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] unlike mops, swiffer can maneuver into tight spaces without the hassle and its wet mopping cloths can clean better in half the time, so you don't miss a thing. mom? ahhhh! ahhhh! no it's mommy! [ female announcer ] swiffer. better clean in
former united states senator bob kerrey is running. he ruled out a run leaving democrats without a strong candidate in the trice replace the retiring ben nelson. he's the only guy going into -- what's the name of that place? the alamo. that's where politics begun. along with olympia snowe's retirement in maine it gives democrats new hope they can keep control of the senate. [ fem] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big...
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it is my great pleasure to also offer the republican leader of the united states, senator mitch mcconnell. he is one of the best friends anybody could ever have been especially if you are the university of louisville. he is the father of parliament -- prestigious dollars program -- scholars program. i hope you can see what a wonderful young people we have at the university. we are proud that his archives and the civic education center is here at the university. senate mitch mcconnell has made strengthening our universities one of his top priorities. he understands that universities serve as engine for economic growth and solving problems of the future. the senator went about strengthening our universities with his trademark focus and tenacity. he is provided unprecedented support for research in infrastructure project at kentucky's university. u of l has been able to invest in important undertakings like the cardiovascular innovation institute, the center for translational research. he is off to make higher education more affordable. setting aside the label education act is helping thousa
it is my great pleasure to also offer the republican leader of the united states, senator mitch mcconnell. he is one of the best friends anybody could ever have been especially if you are the university of louisville. he is the father of parliament -- prestigious dollars program -- scholars program. i hope you can see what a wonderful young people we have at the university. we are proud that his archives and the civic education center is here at the university. senate mitch mcconnell has made...
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the thing that disturbs me so greatly is not that this prosecution involved a united states senator, because i doubt we would be having this hearing if it involved a citizen who was not a united states senator, and that disturbs me greatly, because i know the resources that you and the court have put into this investigation and i doubt those sorts of resources, that time and that effort would be put into an investigation involving similar abuses involving the constitutional rights of other citizens. accused of crimes, but whose rights were violated by prosecutors by prosecutorial misconduct. do you share those concerns? >> to a degree. the judge sullivan whom i know would have done the same thing no matter who the defendant was. >> i appreciate that and i appreciate what judge sullivan has done here, particularly allowing the release of this report, unredacted. and i hope the office of professi r in full and in unredacted form so we can get to the bottom this. of course, nicholas marsh committed suicide, did he not? >> he although his counsel was invited to submit a response and did
the thing that disturbs me so greatly is not that this prosecution involved a united states senator, because i doubt we would be having this hearing if it involved a citizen who was not a united states senator, and that disturbs me greatly, because i know the resources that you and the court have put into this investigation and i doubt those sorts of resources, that time and that effort would be put into an investigation involving similar abuses involving the constitutional rights of other...
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. >> senator, there are 48 members of the united states senate who voted for the blunt amendment. and this evening, roy blunt says the fight is not over. what does that mean and how much farther will the republicans take this? >> well, i don't know. i hope that they will decide that it's time to get back to making sure that we can get a highway bill passed that's going to help create jobs and invest in infrastructure, build the roads and bridges and provide the mass transit that this country needs, and stop trying to come between women and their health care and their doctors. >> republicans denied a georgetown law student, sandra fluke, from testifying about contraception before congress. she did give testimony in front of a house democratic committee. and now she's being targeted by the gop mouthpiece, rush limbaugh. here it is. >> what does it say about the college coed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have is sex. what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? it makes her a prostitute. she wants to be pai
. >> senator, there are 48 members of the united states senate who voted for the blunt amendment. and this evening, roy blunt says the fight is not over. what does that mean and how much farther will the republicans take this? >> well, i don't know. i hope that they will decide that it's time to get back to making sure that we can get a highway bill passed that's going to help create jobs and invest in infrastructure, build the roads and bridges and provide the mass transit that...
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thus, yesterday, and today the united states senate debated a measure that would only require employers to provide health-care coverage, quote, consistent with their religious beliefs and moral convictions. it's called the blunt amendment, after how high you have to be to think you're going to pass it [bleep] what are you thinking! (cheers and applause) >> jon: also the sponsor of the bill is missouri republican roy blunt. so that also may have been-- that may have played also a role in the name. how serious is this issue right now? damn thing's a week old and mitt romney is already take two positions on it (laughter) and he took the two positions within three and a half hours of each other. >> -- being debated i believe later this we can, that deals with banning, or allowing employers to ban providing female contraception. >> you have taken a position. >> i'm not for the bill. condition traception is working just fine. let's just leave it alone. >> of course i support the blunt amendment. i thought you were talking about some state law that prevented people from getting contraception.
thus, yesterday, and today the united states senate debated a measure that would only require employers to provide health-care coverage, quote, consistent with their religious beliefs and moral convictions. it's called the blunt amendment, after how high you have to be to think you're going to pass it [bleep] what are you thinking! (cheers and applause) >> jon: also the sponsor of the bill is missouri republican roy blunt. so that also may have been-- that may have played also a role in...
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former united states senator bob kerrey is running. he ruled out a run leaving democrats without a strong candidate in the trice replace the retiring ben nelson. he's the only guy going into -- what's the name of that place? the alamo. that's where politics begun. along with olympia snowe's retirement in maine it gives democrats new hope they can keep control of the senate. ly in thi. but with three kids, being home more really helped. man: so we went to fidelity. we talked about where we were and what we could do. we changed our plan and did something about our economy. now we know where to go for help if things change again. call or come in today to take control of your personal economy. get free one-on-one help from america's retirement leader. for you today ? we gave people right off the street a script and had them read it. no, sorry, i can't help you with that. i'm not authorized to access that transaction. that's not in our policy. i will transfer you now. my supervisor is currently not available. would you like to hold ? that d
former united states senator bob kerrey is running. he ruled out a run leaving democrats without a strong candidate in the trice replace the retiring ben nelson. he's the only guy going into -- what's the name of that place? the alamo. that's where politics begun. along with olympia snowe's retirement in maine it gives democrats new hope they can keep control of the senate. ly in thi. but with three kids, being home more really helped. man: so we went to fidelity. we talked about where we were...
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on what they want to see me attired in here in the united states senate. so, mr. president, these are just a few of our concerns here in the senate and i'm sure none of us will do a thing differently in the senate of the united states now that we are on television. thank you. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies as a public service. >>> tuesday morning on c-span 3 a house armed certificaservicese hearing on u.s. military operations in afghanistan. marine corps general john allen, top military commander in afghanistan, will testify at 10:00 a.m. eastern. you can watch the hearing live here on c-span 3. >>> the obama administration's budget request for the state department next year totals $52 billion. the slight increase over this year. secretary of state hillary clinton testified before the house foreign affairs committee recently about the budget and u.s. foreign policy. this is two and a half hours. >>> the meeting will come to order. because the secretary must leave at 4:00 after opening remarks, i will ask the secretary to summarize her test
on what they want to see me attired in here in the united states senate. so, mr. president, these are just a few of our concerns here in the senate and i'm sure none of us will do a thing differently in the senate of the united states now that we are on television. thank you. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies as a public service. >>> tuesday morning on c-span 3 a house armed certificaservicese hearing on u.s. military operations in afghanistan. marine corps general...
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we picked up six seats in the united states senate. if all of those seats had been on the line, not 45, but all 100 the last election cycle, 34, whatever the number was, we probably would have gotten the united states senate too. so politics is by nature a contentious business. i'm not very sympathetic to this idea that we live in a uniquely contentious time. i always like to remind people, i'm old enough, i grew up in the 1960s, sadly saw a president assassinated, his brother assassinated running for president, the greatest civil rights leader of american history assassinated, riots in the street, richard nixon's presidency broken, him run out of office just ahead of impeachment. don't tell me somehow politics is more difficult today than it was then. the country got through that period of time. we had great years in the '80s and '90s. we'll work through this period of time too. again, when people tell me it's a tough business, i look around the world. i've been involved in a lot of the elections. i've never had to worry about disappe
we picked up six seats in the united states senate. if all of those seats had been on the line, not 45, but all 100 the last election cycle, 34, whatever the number was, we probably would have gotten the united states senate too. so politics is by nature a contentious business. i'm not very sympathetic to this idea that we live in a uniquely contentious time. i always like to remind people, i'm old enough, i grew up in the 1960s, sadly saw a president assassinated, his brother assassinated...
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>> i think being in the united states senate is one of the greatest jobs in america. i have a six-year term to think about the people of maryland and our country. and i think about it every day. for me it's not how long you serve, but how well you serve. you know, growing up in a neighborhood in baltimore my father ran a little neighborhood grocery store. and every day he opened the door to that store and regardless of who you are he would say good morning, ki help you? and that's the kind of senator i'm going to be. to think about the day-to-day needs of my constituents and put them into national policy. the long range needs of our country and we're where going to be in the new century, the issues of war, peace, jobs, innovation. how do we have a great economy while we're in such great transition? and most of all, get back to putting our country over our political parties. >> you have also worked with every president since jimmy carter. >> i worked with every president since jimmy carter and each has had their own personality, their own agenda. i certainly enjoy work
>> i think being in the united states senate is one of the greatest jobs in america. i have a six-year term to think about the people of maryland and our country. and i think about it every day. for me it's not how long you serve, but how well you serve. you know, growing up in a neighborhood in baltimore my father ran a little neighborhood grocery store. and every day he opened the door to that store and regardless of who you are he would say good morning, ki help you? and that's the...
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this is budget week for most years in the united states senate. we're spending more time on deciding judicial nominees that aren't going to be filibustered, to stop a filibuster that doesn't even exist, when we ought to be taking up and spending about the same amount of time on a budget. but no budget. for 1,040-some days. the american people are listening to the debate. they want to know how we're going to get the unemployment rate down. they're concerned about whether the senate will confirm one of the president's district court nominees this week rather than next. they're not concerned about this debate we're going to have over the next couple days. they want to know what we're doing to help their father, mother, brother, sister get back to the work force. given the millions of americans remaining out of work, why aren't we considering and debating the jobs bill that the house just passed? why aren't we tackling the energy crisis? with $4 gas in this country, we ought to be talking about drilling here, drilling now, ought to be talking about bu
this is budget week for most years in the united states senate. we're spending more time on deciding judicial nominees that aren't going to be filibustered, to stop a filibuster that doesn't even exist, when we ought to be taking up and spending about the same amount of time on a budget. but no budget. for 1,040-some days. the american people are listening to the debate. they want to know how we're going to get the unemployment rate down. they're concerned about whether the senate will confirm...
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house, tripled the number of women that serve in the united states senate. this year, democrats are seizing on issues that they believe republicans have brought to the forefront. from birth control to women's preventive health care, and now democratic women are accusing the republicans of a proverbial war on women. check out this new online ad that's making the rounds. >> it's an assault on women's health and freedom. and republican candidates for the u.s. senate all across the country are pushing extreme legislation that threatens health care for women. it's time to end the culture wars and get to work for the middle class. time to elect more women to the u.s. senate. >> former arkansas senator blanche lincoln was first elected to the house in 1992. that year's year of the woman four years later became a u.s. senator. she joins me now. senator lincoln, nice to see you. >> thanks, chuck. glad to be with yo uh. >> when i look at the -- first, we're going to take this total political map. look at the map here. and when it comes to the road to control for the u
house, tripled the number of women that serve in the united states senate. this year, democrats are seizing on issues that they believe republicans have brought to the forefront. from birth control to women's preventive health care, and now democratic women are accusing the republicans of a proverbial war on women. check out this new online ad that's making the rounds. >> it's an assault on women's health and freedom. and republican candidates for the u.s. senate all across the country...
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this was a high profile case, involving a united states senator, one of our colleagues. that senator had some of the best legal talent on his defense team, experienced attorneys from a prominent washington firm. an extremely conscientious judge preside over this case and took the rare step of appointing an, yourself, who issued a 500-page report, and there was an fbi agent in the case who allegedly spoke out as a whistle-blower and raised allegations of misconduct by the government's prosecutorial team. in short, this was the furthest thing from the everyday criminal trial world even as we meet. what is at stake, though, the principle of law, the constitutional principle, applies equally to cases of celebrity and notoriety as it does to those that are commonplace by comparable standards. when i heard aboutrt came to understand what your conclusions were, i challenged the department of justice and said now what? now that you know this has taken place, what can you do? what will you do to make certain that it's less likely in the future? and the answer was we've learned ou
this was a high profile case, involving a united states senator, one of our colleagues. that senator had some of the best legal talent on his defense team, experienced attorneys from a prominent washington firm. an extremely conscientious judge preside over this case and took the rare step of appointing an, yourself, who issued a 500-page report, and there was an fbi agent in the case who allegedly spoke out as a whistle-blower and raised allegations of misconduct by the government's...
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humphrey, candidate for united states senator. >> in november of 1948, harry truman won a historic upset, and making history of his own, hubert h. humphrey became minnesota's first democratic senator. >> being a romantic and ide idealistic person when he went to washington in 1948, i think he probably felt that this was going to be mr. smith goes to washington, the place of marble monuments were just waiting for him to come there and change the world in a crusade and very quickly his dreams and idealism collided with reality. >> the reality was a senate dominated by the same dixie crats humphrey had angered with his civil rights speech the summer before and they would not go easy on hubert humphrey. >> after all, i had been the destroyer of the democratic party, the enemy of the south, hubert humphrey, the, quote-unquote, nigger lover. but i never felt so lonesome and unwanted in my life as i did those first few weeks and months as united states senator. >> where did you find the ronald reagan clip? >> that was in the humphrey collection. it was actually a radio program. it was for the g
humphrey, candidate for united states senator. >> in november of 1948, harry truman won a historic upset, and making history of his own, hubert h. humphrey became minnesota's first democratic senator. >> being a romantic and ide idealistic person when he went to washington in 1948, i think he probably felt that this was going to be mr. smith goes to washington, the place of marble monuments were just waiting for him to come there and change the world in a crusade and very quickly...
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it's absurd to think that we're having this the debate on the united states senate floor today about women's health care. you know, i think women all over this country are watching this debate and scratching their heads and thinking, what in the world are republicans waging this war for? >> well, they clearly are waging a war because they think it is attracting, energizing their base, and that is a tactic. it's also possible that -- >> it's probably alienating women all over the country at the same time. >> but it's also conceivably because they believe it, and as a matter of faith, certainly rick santorum has made this an article of faith throughout his career. >> it's interesting that you talk about that they believe it. it's a question for mitt romney. you know, i was listening to your videotape earlier, listening to rick santorum saying that mitt romney doesn't have a gut reaction on these things, and i think that's true for a lot of different things for mitt romney. he doesn't have a gut reaction. he goes wherever the political winds are going. he's campaigning all over this cou
it's absurd to think that we're having this the debate on the united states senate floor today about women's health care. you know, i think women all over this country are watching this debate and scratching their heads and thinking, what in the world are republicans waging this war for? >> well, they clearly are waging a war because they think it is attracting, energizing their base, and that is a tactic. it's also possible that -- >> it's probably alienating women all over the...
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to make a judgment on what they want to see me attired in in the united states senate. mr. president, these are just a few of our concerns here in the senate and i am sure that none of us will do a thing differently in the senate of united states now that we're on television. >> cspan, created by america's cable companies as a public service. other events across the cspan network's this morning -- at 11:00 eastern, will be live the u.s. chamber of commerce where they are hosting a form looking a business priorities for the world trade organization. at 8:20, former senior white house adviser dennis ross and stephen hadley reveals some of the internal deliberations within each administration over middle east policy and on c-span 3 and under one hour, live coverage of an education conference hosted by america's promise alliance including remarks by education secretary arne duncan. our guest on "road to the white house" --
to make a judgment on what they want to see me attired in in the united states senate. mr. president, these are just a few of our concerns here in the senate and i am sure that none of us will do a thing differently in the senate of united states now that we're on television. >> cspan, created by america's cable companies as a public service. other events across the cspan network's this morning -- at 11:00 eastern, will be live the u.s. chamber of commerce where they are hosting a form...
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president, should be one of our top priorities here in the united states senate. we owe it to the american people and to small businesses across this country that are counting on us to do something that will make it easier, less expensive and less difficult to create jobs. too often, mr. president, what we see coming out of washington, d.c. are policies that put up obstacles, barriers and i am pedestrianments to our -- impediments to our small businesses to create jobs. we see that daily with regulations coming out of washington, d.c. the senator from kansas and i have been on the floor previously talking about regulations proposed by the department of labor. 85 pages worth of regulations that would in a very prescriptive way tell farmers and ranchers how young people can work in their farming and ranching operations. it is amazing to me the level of detail to which those regulations go and how prescriptive they are with regard to something that has historically in this country and trab additionally been very much -- traditionally been a part of our heritage. that
president, should be one of our top priorities here in the united states senate. we owe it to the american people and to small businesses across this country that are counting on us to do something that will make it easier, less expensive and less difficult to create jobs. too often, mr. president, what we see coming out of washington, d.c. are policies that put up obstacles, barriers and i am pedestrianments to our -- impediments to our small businesses to create jobs. we see that daily with...
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but moving forward, it is important we change who is in charge in the united states senate. we need a majority in my opinion, a majority of republicans so we can tackle the issues such as saving medicare and social security. like making sure the united states the most energy rich country in the world is utilizing all energy resources, not just to lower costs but to grow our economy and create jobs. we will not do that with the current bunch in charge now we need to make changes and she a great start. >>neil: mr. treasurer your critics say you have been like an absentee treasurer and you have missed almost every meeting on the board you chair and that you have been almost when you got in this post you have been running for this new post. what do you say? >>guest: we believe we are running the most efficient and effective state treasurer offices in america, when the united states was down grade for the first time last year in history, and 14 local governments were downgrade we earned the highest rating, aaa rating from s&p on the investment fund i manager and we got the highes
but moving forward, it is important we change who is in charge in the united states senate. we need a majority in my opinion, a majority of republicans so we can tackle the issues such as saving medicare and social security. like making sure the united states the most energy rich country in the world is utilizing all energy resources, not just to lower costs but to grow our economy and create jobs. we will not do that with the current bunch in charge now we need to make changes and she a great...